Thursday, 22 May, 2025

Category: Environment


By Uzo Ugwunze It was jubilation at Ifite-Ogwari in Ayamelum Local Government Area of Anambra State following successful test-run of the Lower Anambra Irrigation Project, LAIP water Pumping station, setting the stage for resumption of dry season farming in the Read more…


From Ifeoma Ejiofor In a joint coordinated operation, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in collaboration with the Nigerian Army and the Nigerian Navy have uncovered a massive illegal artisanal refinery and illegal petrol station at Y – Junction, Read more…


STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE President Bola Tinubu pledged on Thursday in Awka to address key developmental challenges confronting Anambra State and the Southeast region. These include erosion, underutilisation of gas reserves and Anambra’s exclusion from the National Rail Master Plan. Speaking Read more…


By Uzo Ugwunze House of Representatives Member for Onitsha North & South Constituency, Hon. Engr Emeka Idu has sympathized with victims of fire disaster at No: 14 Uga Street by Sheba, Fegge Onitsha which destroyed industrial sewing machines, part of Read more…


A youth group in Benue South, under the banner of the Ochetoha K’Idoma Youth Wing, has issued an ultimatum to Fulani herders operating in the region, demanding their immediate departure amid growing insecurity and violence. In a statement released on Read more…


Eight people lost their lives while six others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a road accident that occurred along the Nteje-Awka road, near the New Terminal, Ukpo Junction in Dunukofia Local Government Area of Anambra State. The accident occurred Read more…


At least five persons lost their lives in an explosion in a residential area in Omoku, headquarters of the Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government of Rivers State, on Saturday. Fyneface Dumnamene, an environmentalist and executive director of the Youths and Environmental Advocacy Read more…


The Enugu State government has proposed four historic sites in the state for consideration as UNESCO World Heritage Sites, affirming its renewed commitment to cultural preservation and global recognition of its unique heritage. Governor Peter Mbah, represented by the Commissioner for Read more…


The Coalition of Arewa Civil Society Groups has lauded Rolling Energy for its resilience and determination in championing the CNG conversion and refuelling efforts across northern Nigeria, in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. This Read more…


By Chinwe Nwacha, Onitsha It was jubilation galore for residents of Stephen/Okosi Junction, at Inland town, Onitsha, Anambra State, as electricity was finally restored after enduring one year and three months of total blackout. The power outage, which had plunged Read more…


PRESS RELEASE APRIL 18, 2025 The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced the temporary closure of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu, Enugu State, for emergency runway repairs. There is a sudden and significant rupture in the asphalt surface Read more…


Twin brothers from the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Ibadan (UI), have made history by graduating with identical first-class degrees, each with a CGPA of 3.94 out of 4.00. The exceptional feat earned the brothers, Busoye Opegbemi Read more…